Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $348.80/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −91.20 against this barn's trailing median of $440.00.

Average price

$348.80

5 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$187

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$14.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.68

vs AL average

−20.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	360.00	1,872	1thin
Medium and Large 2	595	346.00	2,059	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.00/cwt here — about −$187 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $479.50, low $389.92, median $440.00 across 17 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

348.80

—

AL average13 barns · 332 hd

346.12

+2.68

National average140 barns · 6,212 hd

369.58

−20.78

This barn, trailing median17 sales

440.00

−91.20

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,777	193.18	3,432	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	161.12	1,821	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	160.58	2,365	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	146.69	1,548	7thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,250	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,800	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,350	4thin

Every lot, as filed

60 lots · USDA AMS · Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction - Cullman, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	422.92/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,544	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	341.29/cwt	330.00–352.00	1,768	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	2,201	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	293.37/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,960	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	314.75/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,939	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	356.23/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,689	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,101	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	313.32/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,786	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	362.49/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,515	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	395.81/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,227	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	397.35/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,669	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	334.99/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,762	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	326.37/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,864	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	438.83/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,483	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	373.51/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,744	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	412.53/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	305.88/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,896	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	652	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	584	328.94/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,921	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	717	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,223	13
Bulls	—	—	1,745	187.29/cwt	185.00–189.00	3,268	2
Bulls	—	—	1,895	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	3,923	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	146.69/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,548	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	160.58/cwt	158.00–162.00	2,365	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	161.78/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,899	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	155.49/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,645	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,750.00/head	3,700.00–3,800.00	3,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	3,350.00/head	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,350	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	375.23/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,238	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	340.34/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,586	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	288.68/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,764	4
Bulls	—	—	1,763	192.67/cwt	190.00–194.00	3,397	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	169.41/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,928	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	303.39/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,775	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	315.68/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,812	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,026	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	325.97/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,698	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	293.32/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	323.62/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,709	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	422.06/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,313	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	412.48/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,044	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	349.90/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,669	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	348.12/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,500	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	364.54/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,363	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,059	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	373.64/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,566	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	379.25/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,453	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	302.53/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,915	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,554	122

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction - Cullman, AL

Tue Jun 24, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 827Last week 832Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 104Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 101Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	510.00	510.00
1	250–300	255	450.00	450.00
4	300–350	338	435.00–440.00	438.83
16	350–400	365	410.00–435.00	422.92
18	400–450	420	385.00–405.00	397.35
16	450–500	467	365.00–380.00	373.51
8	500–550	526	330.00–340.00	334.99
5	550–600	571	322.00–330.00	326.37
6	600–650	616	310.00–325.00	314.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	311	420.00–425.00	422.06
4	350–400	365	415.00	415.00
18	400–450	419	365.00–380.00	373.64
18	450–500	477	345.00–355.00	349.90
22	500–550	521	320.00–340.00	325.97
7	550–600	574	310.00–320.00	315.68
6	600–650	633	300.00–305.00	302.53
3	650–700	662	290.00–295.00	293.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	253	410.00–415.00	412.48
5	300–350	310	390.00–400.00	395.81
7	350–400	383	375.00–385.00	379.25
16	400–450	418	350.00–375.00	362.49
12	450–500	474	350.00–365.00	356.23
9	500–550	518	330.00–352.00	341.29
9	550–600	570	310.00–315.00	313.32
5	600–650	620	300.00–312.00	305.88
3	650–700	668	290.00–295.00	293.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	584	327.50–335.00	328.94
2	650–700	652	310.00	310.00
13	700–750	717	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	370.00–380.00	375.23
17	350–400	374	355.00–380.00	364.54
9	400–450	431	340.00–355.00	348.12
17	450–500	466	335.00–345.00	340.34
8	500–550	528	320.00–327.00	323.62
6	550–600	585	300.00–305.00	303.39
4	600–650	611	285.00–290.00	288.68
2	650–700	670	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
81	650–700	689	319.50	319.50
122	850–900	890	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	540.00	540.00
4	400–450	405	410.00–415.00	412.53
1	500–550	520	360.00	360.00
3	600–650	618	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	595	346.00	346.00
3	600–650	633	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,745	185.00–189.00	187.29
1	—	1,895	207.00	207.00
4	—	1,763	190.00–194.00	192.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,055	142.00–148.00	146.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,473	158.00–162.00	160.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,174	159.00–166.00	161.78
9	—	1,058	152.00–158.00	155.49
5	—	1,138	167.00–171.00	169.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,700.00–3,800.00	3,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,900.00	3,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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